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2009 Ford Flex drivetrain & axles problems

19 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2009 Ford Flex, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
19 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2009 Ford Flex Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 1 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 19% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles1
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 16 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 19% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

My flex started having a hard jerk and bang when going from reverse to park. Was not always but frequent. The car started to run hot when sitting in a drive thru or traffic but would go right back down when I started moving. I took it into s mechanic and he replaced the fan. After replacing the fan the car began to have a really bad grinding noise when idling or traveling. Do bad I did not want to drive it. I took it into the ford dealership and after 2 days they call and say they can't find anything wrong.

September 2015 Crash

Transmission. When the temperature is 40 degrees or below I sometimes have an automatic transmission problem. In the morning after the vehicle was parked over night I start the vehicle, put it into reverse, I back 40 feet down my driveway which has about a 30 degree grade down to the street.. I stop on the street, put it into drive and turn to the right to proceed forward up the street with about 10 degree grade for about 300 feet, then the street has about a 15 degree grade for the next 200 feet after which it…

Reported at 60,000 miles, September 2016

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